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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
Obeyed His Dead Mother.

To every dying mother. it would
GO far to take away the bitterness
of parting from her children to
know they would remember her as
sw eetly and as dutifully as the boy
mentioned below. Says writer in
the Sunday School Advocate
81 read very pretty story the
ether day about little boy who
was sailing a boat with playmate,
q good deal larger than he was.
The boat had sailed a good way
out into the pond, and the big boy
said, Go in, Jim, and get her. 1t
isn't over your ankles, and I've
been in after her every time
" 4 daren't,' said Jim. CPL carry
her all the way home for you,
but 1 can't go in there; she told
me not to-
"Who is she ?"
"My mother said Jim, softly.
"'Your mother? Why, thought
she was dead, said the big boy.
"That was before she died. Ed
die and l used to come here and
sail boats, and she never let us
come unless we had string enough
to haul it in with. I'm not afraid
you know Pm not, only she didn't
want me to, and l can't do it.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
The Old Landmarks.
One By One They Pass Away.

EDITOR FREEMAN:
Another old and honored land
mark has fallen.
Hezekiah Wayman, died at his
home in Wetzel county, on June
18Th at the age of IA years.
Brother Wayman was faithful
member of the Baptist Church for
nearly fifty years, and it can be
truly said, good man in Israel is
fallen.
An aged brother said at the
funeral, 81 never saw anything in
Hezekiah that l thought was
wrong" His life and death was
that of the righteous. Five chill
aren passed over the river before
him. His last months were full of
pain and suffering, but the ever
lasting arms OF Christ were about
him and upheld him till he rlpen-
ed for Heaven, and was ready to
enter into the joys of his Lord, say
ing, "to depart and be with Christ
is tar better" The doctrine of
the resurrection was very precious
to him; eff a man die, he shall live
again to die no more"
The funeral was conducted by
the writer, and was very largely
attended by relatives and sympa-
taxing friends OF the community.
Farewell, Brother, till we meet
again in Fathers house in Hea-
yen. GEORGE STEWART.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
Great Preparations.

Great preparations are being
made for the grand Temperance
Rally on the Moundsville Camp
Grounds on the Fourth. Promi.
nent speakers Will be present and
there will be plenty of music to
enliven the occasion. 1t is desired
that the citizens of the town do all
they can to make things pleasant
for the visitors. The auditorium
is almost completed. 1t is a great
building, and the ease with which
speaking can be heard in it is sur
prising. Rev. Mr.. Battelle preached
the first sermon in it Sunday after
noon to a good audience.-InteIGt-
gencer.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

MOSS & BENTLEY, Successors to Addi.
lNl son d Co., Wholesale and Retail BOOK,
sellers and Jobbers of Wall Paper. The
cheapest boo kstore in West Virginia. Ses
advertiser ent in another column.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Y" ]. DAVIS, Prop'r Davis Restaurant
w opp. B. & o. Depot. Meals at all hours
Beds furnished those coming or departing OF
night trains.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
HOME FOLKS.
The Difference.

You 60 upon the board of trade,
Were margin merchants meet,
And take some little options
On January wheat;
You watch the little ticker,
Till the hand swings round the ring,
Then you find your little Doodle
Has gone a glimmerinS;
That's business.
Yougo into a faro bank,
And buy stack Of chips,
And watch the cards come from the box,
Which the dealer deftly fiips.
When your head is duh and aching,
At'the breaking of the day,
You see that tickle fortune
Has gone the other way
That's gambling.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
B|::| 81.
Grand Shopping Mart.

Special values in each of the 50 Extensive
Departments in our store, offered each sea-
son. We do not mean by this a few special
values offered as catch penny bushes the
selling of goods below coStto create the i'm
preston that all our goods are sold proper
tionally eheap; etc; etc; but Real Live
for the money, which can be had in any Dry
Goods Establishment in America
To offer such values at all times to our GUS
toners has been our aim and this has been
our line of policy right through. We mean
to continue 1T and hope to succeed in or
efforts still.
A question of Value represents mat
ter of prOft-a gain or loss.
To most of us this is q m tier of consider
able i'm portance and interest.
The Sticks we offer the purchasing pub
lie contain almost everything in the differ
ent lines 10 be found, and ample enough to
suit all tastes, even the most fastidious.
This much as to assortment and variety.
mean the best for the price, If low priced
goods are wan led we can offer these too, and
UP to the very finest grades. The Prices
Well, upon this item we risk our reputation.
The prime question with us in the purchase
and sale of goods, is not how much can be
obtained for an article, but for how little
can it be sold
These are the items, then-PIenty of
Light and Room for your Comfort. Best
Qualities in all iines, largest Assert
mentS. lowest Prices.
Are our claims sustained?
WEATHER DRY GOODS. We can give you
excellent asSortments in way of FRENCH
AND DO NESTlC SATINES,
Andersons Scotch Ginghams,
TusSor Crepes,
Batistes. Lawns, India Linens,
Crinkle SeerSuckers,
Printed Challis and Light Weight Wool
Examines in large assortment of weaves
and colors for seaside and mountain resorts.
When in the city, you are always welcome
to make our store room your headquarters,
for meeting of friends, appointments etc.
Plenty of room for your accommo dation.
Mail Orders-To our patrons, who do not
always find it convenient to come to the
city to make their purchases, we extend the
services of our Thoroughly Organized
Mail Oraer Department..
Samples of the newest and and choicest
styles of goods as they come in, will be
cheerfully sent to any address upon request.
We have thousands of customers who find
this method of shopping with US very salts
factory and profitable.
BOGGS & BULL,
1I5, liz, 1l9and l2l Federal Street,
ALLEGHENY PA.
Write for Samples
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29
She Probably Will.
detroit Free Press.l

Detroit Free Press.
At II o'clock yesterday fore.
noon u chamber window in house
on Elizabeth street east was raised
and a snow shovel was pushed
out. Hard after the shovel was a
female head, aud after the head
came the body of a woman about
40 years old. She had seen the
warnings about cleaning off the
roofs, and as soon as she was tair.
ly out of the window she began
work. 1t was a long ''lean to-"
with a pitch of about forty five de.
grees, and she had not been at
work two minutes when boy
came along the alley and called
out:
SCOT the toboggan craze ~
"You go on ~ she answered.
Perhaps you're going to prac.
tlce a little before taking in the
regular slide,p he continued as he
backed against the fence. "That's
a pretty fair slde, but where's
your tobogl"
"Boy ~ she said as she leaned
on the shovel aud looked down at
him, "you go away or III call the
police !
"But what can the police do 7
Am | sassing you or doing any.
thinggp
She lifted up another shovelful,
but the exertion caused her to
slip, and she got ratified and called
to the boy:
"Sayl say | can't get back to
the window
"You don't want to y he re.
piled. "If you are going TO tobog
now's your chance. Just kerplunk
yourself down and let Ter slide ! y
She uttered wild yell, let go oil
the shovel, and the next instant
a body of white, which was prob
ably snow, and body of darker
color, when must have been the
woman, went down the long rool
all mixed up. The boy ran to q
box beside the fence and drew
himself up just as the darker OBJ
ject kicked itself out of a big
snowbank and a heap of kindling.
wood, and as it gasped aud choked
and made break for the back
door he called:
1 apd give II up If / were yon
\ yon'va eot TOO old TO catch on to
these new fangIes | .
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lSpeeial to Ayalanche.l


Jackson, Miss, Jan 2l.-A sad
story comes from Corinth, Miss,
which does not seem to have been
published before. Lately several
small burglaries had been commit
ted upon the postofllce IN that
town, the burglar breaking the
glass fronts to the delivery boxes
and running his arm through the
bole, thus abstracting whatever
was in reach. The postmaster
adopted the novel plan of setting
a steel trap on the inside of the
office. The box was broken that
night, as usual, and a young man
of Corlnth, whose father is a prom.
lnent citizen, was caught, the trap
badly crushing his hand. When
discovered the misguided youth
with his free hand pulled his knife
from bis pocket, opened it with his
teeth aud attempted to end hit
life by cutting his throat. lie was
badly injured, but will get well
The government officers are sta
toned at his tather's house to see
that he does not escape. The
young man is a son of Col. Barr OF
the Subsoller and Democrat, pub
Iiehed in Oorintb.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29

be reduced without previous pub !
lie notice; the notice, however,
shall be simultaneous with the re-
duetiOn itself.
Section Z makes it unlawful for
any common carrier to enter into
any combination or agreement to
prevent the carriage of freights
from being continuous from the
place of shipment to the place of
destination.
Section S declares that any COM
mon carrier violating the prOyi.
slons Of the act shall be liable to
the person or persons injured
thereby for the full amount of
damages sustained in consequence
of any such violation, together
with a reasonable counsel or at
torney's fee. The 9th section pro-
yides that persons claiming to
have been damaged by the action
of common carriers may proceed
for recovery of their damages
either in the courts of the United
States or before the Commission
herein provided for, but not before
both tribunals. The 10th section
makes it a penal Otfense to violate
any of the provisions of this act,
and puts the maximum Of the fine
which may be imposed at the sum
Of $4,000.
The eleven following sections
contain the Commission features
of the bill. They provide for a
Commission to consist of five per.
sons, whose term of Office shall
be for six years, except the first
appointers, which are to be for
two, three, four, five and six years.
The members Of the Commission
are to be appointed by the Presi'
dent, by and with the consent OF
the Senate. Their principal Office
shall be in Washington, but they
may hold sessions at other places
than Washington, and single
member of the Commission may
take testimony anywhere, as may
be directed by the Commission
These Commissioners shall hay,
salaries of 81 800 each. The Com
mission has the power to appoln
secretary, with an annual salar.
of $1,000, and has authority to em
ploy and fix the compensation 0
such other employees as it may fin,
necessary to the proper perform
ance of its duties, subject to tn
approval of the Secretary of th
Interior. .t.. -.
Section % provides that nothin
! contained in this act shall abridg
the remedies now existing at con
mon law or by statute.
Section 23 appropriates $4,000
J for the purposes ofthis act, for th
llsclal year ending June 30, 1888.
Section "a provides that the pre-
visions OF section II and Is of thi
act, relating to the appointment
and organization of the CommlE
sion herein provided for, shaI
take effect Immediately and the re
) naming provisions of this ac
shall take effect sixty days afte
its passage.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29

All postage must be paid by
stamp.
Letters in the United States per
ounce, 2 cents.
Drop letters, half ounce, l cent.
Registered letters, 10 cents and
proper postage.
Pamphlets, newspapers, maga-
zines, books, posters, ETC., each 4
ounce or fraction, cent.
Printed cards, blanks, seeds,
merchandise, 1 cent per ounce.
All matter not at letter rates
must be prepaid in full, wrapped
SO that it can be examined without
destroying the wrapper.
Liquids, poison, explosives and
other dangerous matter excluded.
Unpaid letters are sent to the
Dead Letter Office.
Letters part paid forwarded, bal
ance collected of the receiver.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29

The rumor published IN the Av.
alapche yesterday from Vlcksburg
that the Southern Express Com.
pany had been ousted by the Val.
ley road has been confirmed. The
Pacific Express will on February
lst take charge of the Little Rock
and Pine Bluff road, and on Feb.
ruary 2lst assume charge of the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas
road. The Memphis Office, which
has for some years been under the
charge OF Mr.. w. ]. Brown IS now
assuming an air of considerable
Importance. Avalanche.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29
Georgia Pacific Railroad Bridges.

4 bill to authorize the Georgia
Pacific Railway Company ofAla-
bama and Mississippi to con.
struet bridges across the Sun.
flower, YazOo and TOmbigbee
Rivers, in tho State of Missis.
sippi.
BE it enacted by the Senate aud
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con.
gress assembled, That the Geor.
gia Pacific Railway Company, a
corporation created aud existing
under and 6y virtue of the laws of
the States of Alabama and Mis-.
lssIppi, be, and is hereby, author.
ICED to build bridges across the
Sunhower River, Yazoo River,
and the TOmbigbee River, in the
State of Mississippi, at such points
as may hereafter be selected BY
the said railway company for
crossing said rivers with its rail.
road lines, the said bridges to be
SO constructed as not to interfere
with the navigation of said rivers {:
Provided, That such crossing Of
the Yazoo River shall be between
the mouth of the Yallobusha on
the north and the upper mouth of
of Roebuck Lake on the south :
Aud provided further, That any
bridge constructed under this act
and according to its limitations
shall be a lawful structure, and
shall be known and recognized as
post-route, and the same is here
by declared to be a postroute
upon which also no higher charge
shall be made for the transmits
sion over the same of the mails
the troops, and the munitions o
war of the United States, or fo
through passengers or freigh
passing over the said bridge, thai
the rate per mile paid for thei
transportation over the railroad
leading to the SAID bridge and til
United States shall have the rigl
of way for a postal telegrap
across said bridge.
Sec. 2. That Congress reserve
the right to alter, amend, or repei
this act tany time and that if I
any time navigation of the sal
rivers shall be in any manner OF
structed or impaired by the sal
bridges, the Secretary of WI
shall have authority and it shall /
his duty to require the said raj
way company to alter and chang
the said bridges, at It's own e
pense, in such manner as may
proper to secure free and COZ
plete navigation without imped
ment ; and il upon reasonable N
tice to said railway company
make such change or improv
ments, the said company fails
do SO, the Secretary of War sha
have the authority to make III
same, and all the rights couferre
by tins act shah be forfeited; an
Congress shall have the power
do any and all things necessary {
secure the free navigation of til
rivers.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29
TERMS. 4TH DISTRICT
n COURT CALENDAR, 1856.

.l LOL "A
I'M eounty-Begins on the lst
list dayl of March and October
and may continue G judicial
.na eounty-Begins on the IND
In March 18th day. and October
N and may continue IS judicial
i eounty-Begins on the 5rd
.ftsr the md Msnday of March
1, and October (NOy. lst.) and
tinue Is judicial days.
ser eounty-Begins on the 6th
sfter the End Monday of March
bthl and October Nov. 22nd)'
/ continue Il judicial days.
hgton eounty-Begins on the Sth
|after the End Monday Of March
N and October (Dee. 6thl, and
tinue 80 judicial days.
Ina county-Begins on the 18th
|after the md Monday of March
IN and October january 10TH
A NAV continue IL judicial days
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29

"MQre labor troubles" sighed
Contigan, putting on his coat,
s.more labor troubles; when will
the laboring man in this land have
peace and bis honest rights y"
aWhat's the matter,' asked bis
wife, another lockoufT' mo-"
said the labofer, YEARLY "tho
boss has yielded, and I've got TO
20 10 work again. - Exchange.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29
4 Tough Tale.

New York, Jan, pa Paris
special to the Times says; The
production in Scribner's Magazine
of Ex-Minister Washburne's aRe-
Of the Siege and Com
muue Of Paris,n has created
great deal ofindiguatiou m France,
aud the comment Of lie Figaro,
"Mr Washburue shows very lit
tie sympathy for us may be fair
ly accepted as expressing the gen.
eral sentiment here. In retalm.
tion for what the French consider
uncalled for iusinuations in the re-
minlsceuces, Mr. Washburne's re.
cord as Minister Of the United
States in Paris during the siege of
the city has been overhauled aud /
some of the stories told in connec.
tion with his action during those |
troublesome times, if true. do not /
rebound exactly to his credit as |
the diplomatist Of n friendly pow.
er. The most compromising of
them has been told by Prince de
Wlttgenstein, who was military
attache to the Russian Legation in
Paris during the siege aud who oe.
cupied the same relation to the
French and German armies as Il
bond of communication, that Mr..
Washburne did to the diplomates
shut up in Paris and the German
Chancellor.
The Princes story ia well worth
repeating, ii only to give Mr..
Washburne a chance to contra.
dict it, or to evade it in the next
batch of "Reminiscences Before
and during the siege of Paris the
Prince de WIttgenstein, who is
the husband of the Princess dc
Mingrelie, had his official resi-
dence at No. 100 Champs Elysee
One day, he says, two ladies' ap
peared and delivered to his vale'
two letters, accompanied by tive
louis. The letters were address
ed to relatives of the ladies in th,
provinces, and the Russian Gen
eral was somewhat astonishe,
when his valet presented them /,
him with the gold. He began t,
sniff a mystery, but it was insol
vable to him until the following
day, when the ladies appeare,
again and asked for tho return o
the letters and the money. The
told the Prince they had made
mistake. They had been intorme,
that he made Of himself u kind O
German postoflice; that he eS
changed letters daily with Vel
sailles, and that on payment of &c
about Si) he used his facilities t
forward letters through the Gel
man lines to the Provinces. "But,
said the spokesman Of the two
"we have made q mistake. II |
in the Rue dc ChailIot, at tn
United States Legation, that tn
letters are takenp
The Prince says thatho returnei
tho letters and the money, and de
clded to see if the story of tn
women was true. The next da.
and for several days thereafter, il
order to satisfy himself, he sen
letters and twenty franc pieces t.
the legation presided over by Mr.
Washburne, who pocketed thu
louis and sent forward the letters
Mr., Washburne, ii is asserted
took no pains to find out what th'
letters contained, and, for all HI
knew, information to the German
commanders besieging Paris of th'
condition of the defense nigh
have been sent out daily through
his profitable postoflice. How
much money he made by thil
thrifty but scarcely diplomatic
stroke of business nobody bu
himself knows, but for the truth 0
the story the Prince de Wittgen
stein stands ready to vouch.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29
Delta Land Agency.
GaEESyILLr, MIsslssIppI,

viii hereafter devote my entire at
tontion and labor to the purchase and
location Of lands for those desiring to
settle or invest in the Yazoo-Delta. |
am familiar with the lands throughout
this section of the State and will an
swer all correspondence, furnish any
information, or make any examination
and location of lands desired. Planta-
tions also bought, sold and leased.
G.. NJ. HELM,
Real Estate Agent and Civil Engineer
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29

Nashville, Jan. 25.-Ex-Gov. w.
B. Bate, the nominee of the DEM
ocratic CAUCUS was to-day elected
United States Senator by the Leg
islature IN. Joint convention. The
vote was. Bate, 81; A. M. Hughes.
Dr.. Republican. 40; JAS. ID. Por.
Ter, I +; aud 4. s. Coycr, 7.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29
"a Man frae Clesca."
IScotch Paper.l

locotcl ripper.
A Glasgow draper, who was mar.
rating his experiences during his
first visit to England, said he step.
ped into an Episcopal Church in
the middle of the service just to
see what they did. II hadna been
well seated" he said, "when the
minister AVA at the ither end cried
out, Lord preserve us allI and
then a. the folks aboot me cried,
Lord preserve us ALA Preserve
usp says /, did ye never see a
man frae Glesca afore Y'p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29

Corner Davis aud Poplar Streets.
Prelching every SUNDAY at II a. M. and SOP.
m Prayer Meeting fuesdav, at : BOP m. Con-
ierenre lst sunday Of each month"; NJ II m The
Lord, : supper, III sunday Of each Quarter, al u
m The l.a'lles meeting, Thursday, at p m.
sunday school. 9.3O a. NJ. h r.. King, Pastor.
Il. Campbell, superintendent
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29

Owners of cotton are hereby nofiiiea
tbaf the Merchants Whaffheat AssocI-
alton will not be Responsible TOR loss or
damage 70 cotton from fire. while On
their premises.
lee lf.tf KING D0RWAR1. supt.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29
Mothod,st Cburch

Preaching at n a m. and IN. m every sun
lay. frayer-mcetrng every Wednesday night
snnhay-sehuol. $3.50 L NJ standler, PASTOR
W K rigg, supt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29
Prosbvtori.n Cbrrch

Preaching AT N a M and ~ m every Sunday
Communion lst sunday in February, May, Au-
gust ana November, frayer-mecrng every
wednesday night, Archer Pastor SUNDAY
school atpA sam Brown sup
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29
w. II. SMITH.
CORONER AND RANGER.

The law requires ALL estrays to be re-
ported TO me, and nor to Justices OF Ine
Peace. ftH1f-t
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Sd. James Euisoonal Cbrroh

tilgh Mass 40 70 O'Clock a, M and Yespers at
y IA every sunday Catechlsm every sun
lay ~ p M. z } Korsieubroek Pastor
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w ashington Hotel,

viCksBURG, MISS.
Reiitied. refllrnished and reformed,
now a First Glass Hotel.
mcl,so WEIGH 4 co. Propfieiors
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Supreme Court

Is of Supreme Court-Com.
pn the LIST Mondays of April
tober.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29

County Surveyor and Civil Engineer.
All orders for Land Surveys and Maps
promptly attended to.
Office over Wetherbee's new building
on Walnut street. april loft
psforence. W. A. Percy.
ReAoAeilVe' G.. NJ. Helm.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-01-29

b meetings are held by the
Supervisors as follows: Bien-
Monday of January to elect
commissioners. Annually first
bf march, to receive Tax-Collec-
5rts of delinquent and insolvent
Ionday of August to receive and
b the Assessment Roll; LIST Mon
|September to levy taxes; I'd
|of December TO pass upon the
BIT personal and poll list; and on
lay next succeeding each term o
Rourt.